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Koch Industries – Here are the brands to avoid

I’m glad I ran across this article over at Democratic Underground. For years, Brawny paper towels and Dixie cups have been staples in my household. Starting with my next shopping trip, those products will no longer be purchased. The products I mentioned are part of the Koch Industries family of products. The Koch Brothers are the owners of Koch Industries:

About Koch Industries (http://www.good.is/post/climate-science-is-getting-koch… /): “From 1997 to 2008, the company, its two co-owners Charles and David Koch, and its employees have funneled more than $48.5 million to groups such as the Americans for Prosperity Foundation and the Heritage Foundation, and crazy senators like James Inhofe, that fight against climate change legislation and promote climate change skepticism in the media. The Koch machine easily outspent Exxon-Mobil in this arena.”

Here is a list of their brands – “which includes Brawny and Lycra. Don’t use Dixie cups for your drinking games”: